Penholder.



A. O. SPERRY.

PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 110v. 6, 1909.

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' ALBERT o. SPERRY', or THAYER, Kansas.

PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June '1, 1910.

Application filed November 6, 1909. Serial No. 526,580.

To all whom it mag/concern: 7

Be it known that I, ALBERT O. SPERRY, a citizen'of the United States,residing at Thayer, in the county of Neosho and .State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of. whichthe following is a specification, refrence being had therein to theaccompanying.

drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in penholders, and has for itsobject to provide a penholder from which a pen can be easily and quicklyejectedwithout soiling the fingers.

My penholder is exceedingly simple in construction, cheap to manufactureand durable in use, and is without any extensions, etc, to be in theway, or mechanism to get. out of order or become deranged or clo ged.

( ather objects and advantages of myinvention will appear in the courseof the;

following specification.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 1s a perspective yiew ofmy'lmproved penholder with a pen positioned therein, the end of thepenholder being broken off. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thepen-supporting portion-of the penholder. Fig. 3 is a front end elevationof the pen-supporting portion of the penholdcr. Fig. 4.- is a plan viewof the blank from which the pen supporting portion of the penholder isshaped.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, 1 designates the handle or stock of the pcnholdcr, the endof which is broken off. A pen support 2 is formed from anintegral blank3 of, preferably, resilient metal. The blank 3 comprises a substantiallyoblong body portion 4, and an intermediate oblong extension 5 providedwith a depending portion 0, which extends below the lower edge or bottomof the body portion 4. As illustrated, the depending portion 6 isbounded at its upper side by a longitudinally-exteiuling dotted line 7and at its inner end by a narrow slot 0, which extends longitudinally ofthe side of the body portion 4. The outer ends of the intermediateextension 5 and the depending portion (3 are rounded, as shown.lcntrally between the longitudinal. boundary lines of the intermediateoblong extension 5 and near its juncture with the body portion 4 islocated a short transverse out 10 from van-h end of a which extends ashort perpendicular out 1-1. The piece of metal between the cuts 10 and11, 11, is bent down and forms a depending stop'or abutment 12 for apurpose to be hereinafter explained.

The body portion 4 is bent around to form a cylindrical socket ofsleeve. 13 into which'is secured the lower end ofthe' handle or stock 1.The intermediate oblong extension 5 is curved substantially the samedegree as the sleeve 13 and the dependin ortion 6 is folded back alongthe dotted ine 7 over the extension 5 to form a resilient, releasablepen grip 14 having a closed longitudinal side 15. The pen gri is curvedas shown 'in the drawings, an comprises opposite faces or jaws 16 and 17between which a pen, as 18, is inserted and held in position. The outerface 16 slightly overlaps the under' face 17 and this increased width ofthe outer face insures that the back of the pen will be firmly supportedand also that the pen will be more easily ejected as hereinafterexplained. As shown. the under face 17 is bent up, as at 19, closer tothe outer face 16, near its center, to further insure that the pen willbe firmly held in position. Back-of the point 19 to its end the underface 17 is inclined slightly downward with respect to the outer face 16,as shown in Fig. 3, which facilitates the removal of the pen.

The method of using my penholder is as follows: A pen 18 is inserted inthe engrip 14 where, owing to the contour or the grip and itsresiliency, the pen is securely held in position. The stop or abutment12 prevents the pen from being pushed too far into the pen grip and alsosteadies the pen when it is being ejected. When the, pen is worn out, orit is wished to remove the same for any reason, the handle 1 of the'penholder is grasped in the hand and with the open side of the pen gripuppermost the side of the pen 18 is pressed against the edge of a desk.etc, with the result that the pen will be forced out of the pen gripsidewise. The resiliency and shape of the pen grip will facilitate theejection of the pen and will also instantly return the pen grip to itsoriginal form or position.

What I ('laiin is: r

1. In a penholder, a pen grip comprising an outer and an under faceoppositely disposed with relation to each other'and curred in crosssection, said under face being positioned closest to the outer facecontiguous the center of the arch of said outer face at the lower ,oropen end of said pen grip, said under face in a longitudinal directionbein inclined away from the outer face from t e lower or 0 en end ofsaid pen rip toward the rear t ereof.

.2. a penholder, a pen grip com rising an outer and an under faceopposite y disposed with relation to each other and curved in crosssection, said under face being positioned closest-the outer facecontiguous the center of the arch of said outer

